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Cheese..bread..I love them so:-) As your aquarelles..And all are great:-) I see one more opportunity to try another.I tried a Bonne Maman jar...Not so much:-) La maman et ses poussins..like at a garderie:-) Too cute.And the cheese presentations on bleu et blanc..?Wow.

It's nothing like NY cheesecake which is so very creamy from using Philadelphia cream cheese.I never thought how funny that is..It's more solid, like cheese, with only a hint of sweetness - therefore the splash of strawberry jam.I think I need to taste others to get a better picture.

Interesting the way the sides of the cake look folded, as though the batter was so thick that it left air pockets when they poured it into the pan...what is your verdict on the taste?A new but locally reknowned baker opened a tiny shop just a mile from me, so I dutifullly checked it out and brought home a beautiful cake with passionfruit ganache. I admit, it was decorated with the most wonder fruits rouges....but the fruit slid off during the ride home and I scarfed it down without painting its portrait. For shame. At least I now understand your transportation issues firsthand.

Wonderful to see how you create a post for your blog! Happy I got to experience that with you--and that mini-ipad takes great photos! and another lovely watercolor. I am awake of course too at this hour!LuLu

Loving your "pairing lessons". You are doing soooooo great. The cheeses were just gorgeous and made me want to eat them asap even though LW and I had just returned from our garden where we ate had a delicious blue from Rogue River and an aged gouda with a fabulous PN from Russian River.Annie

Boy, I know that "I should have stopped sooner" feeling. I have a box of mixed media projects that need to just be gutted and started over. Sigh. Soon. Meanwhile, I do like the first best, and I love it when you show painting! And really, with a subject like that, who can go wrong? I confess, I'm not sure the subject would have stayed around long enough for a re-do!

Just a note to say, "Thank you". I like when you begin your Paris Breakfast newsletter with your watercolor sketch/paintings and include hints, like colors used, etc.... It's fun to see how colors tie in to your daily Paris Breakfast. Germaine

Sooooo cute! Love mama and babies. Whoops was that mama and little duckies....or little chicks? Must go back and look. Too much of a city girl I guess. I would love to see a video of you painting! How long did it take you to redo the last painting?Carolyn

I had something similar looking from Jean Paul Hevin, not sure if the patisseries and fromageries would sell a similar thing or not, or if JPHs was more cakey. It was nice regardless. So much temptation.

I got weird swollen lips from a fruit diet. I got it by going back on the diet after taking a break from it, but was told that fruit esters can do very strange things. Other people got this symptom from tomaotes, I heard when asking about it. Anyhow, who knows what set off your rash, but too much fruit can do some odd things.

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